Pillow-holder.



No. 629,499. v'Patented my 1s, :899.

.1. P. Monms.

PILLOW HOLDER.

(Application lsd Ju1yv112, 1897.)

(No Model) y i Y ,3 represents perspective view ofV thepiliowp UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

.ions nements. F ox-IEYENNE, WroMiNe.

PILLOW-HOLDER.

SPEGIFIQATION forming pert'ot Patent No. 629,199', dated July 18, 1899 Appleman and my 12, Iss?. sum no. aimes. oro non.)

.To all 'whom it may concern: Be itknown that LJOHN I.MQRBIS, of Ghey enne, in the county of Laramie and State of lvyominghave invented certain new and useful Improvements iny Railroad Pillow-Holders; and I do hereby declare the following to l be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such es will enable others skilled in -thenrtto which it appertains to'ifnake and use the same.

The invention relates to n pillow-holder especially applicable to railway-coaches, waiting-Vrooms .&c.,nndadapted to be opened or.

operated by thedeposition of a coin in a slot in the holder-easing. and means connected A therewith for. unlocking the -holder and giving thefdepositor of the coin access to the pillow contained within the holder.

neonsise, in theomhinanonwmi om piilow-holder, of the coin-actuated levers for nn- .locking the4 holder for giving access to the pillow, inv a.` means for automatically opening thecove'r when released from the coin-actu-v eted lever, 'end in the combination, with the holder lid or cover, of' 'means foi-'preventing` the holder from being closed after the pillow has been removed until it has been' restored to' its place within the holder, as hereinafter del scribed nndclaimed.

Inl the accompanying drawings, Fguie. 1v

.holdergwith thevlfront 'casing-plate' removed of4 the innerfnce of the front cnsing'fpl detached. Fg.-3 representen vertical section through the holder, showing the cover-spring end the plate ors'lide for holdingthe lid open'.v

l otter the pillow has been removed, in side .ele-

vstion; and Fig. 4 is asimilar View of the' illowin place in its compartment and the kolder locked.`

1 and Zindicate the side wells ofthe holder; 3, the rear wall;4,`thefront wall, and '5 the intermediate partition between the front endrearwslls'snd arranged in close proximityto the front Walid, asindicated in the sectionl 'y views.

6 indicates the cover or lid shown hinged in the presentV instance tothe rearwnll kin such manner ns to` adapt it to open upward into the Vvertical position, as shown'jn the or receptacle in the vbottom of the holder for the reception of the coin or coins deposited in the slot in the front'wall of the holder;

' Asectional view Fig# 3and 7 iudicatesa drawer '9.and 10 indicate substantinlly parallel np' 'y right levers pivoted intermediate their ends to the forward face of the partitionlwall 5, v

saidV levers extending below the slot 8 in parallel relation to the well 4, being expanded, orseparated below their. pivotsand intermediate said pivots and their lower ends'in such manner as to adapt them to receive al coinpassi'ng through theslot between the armsof thelevers. The levers-are expanded on their inner faces at 1l, vadjacent .to their lower ends, insuch mnner as to prevent 'theoscape downward of the coin lplaced between the levers -above said inwardlyfexpnnded lower ends. The lower ends of the levers rest 'against stops or shoulders 12, which serve to limit their inward movement, end 'are heldl normally in contact with seid stops. by means of suitable .springs 13, arranged on opposite face-plate in such :manner aste -hold the lower ends of thelevers 9 and 10 pressed im ward toward each-other'and against thestops which limit tlieirinwsrd movement. The lei vers 9 andi() project above-said pivots :md

.fsbove the wall of the casing and are provided on their upper ends withlatcies 15,'either or 16, to adapt them torengegejnlperfera'ted plate 17 in the lidor cover 6', theheel extensionsof l thelev'ers being beveled er made tapering insides of thelevers 9 and 10. These springs, ves alsoI the levers, are shown securedto n.v Iface-plete 14, applied to theforwsrd face of; the partition-wall 5and are secured to: said Afboth of which are shouldered,a's indieated'at Vsuoli manner-that as the lid is pressed down p 'upon theml the n'pperends of the levers will hefpressed together-for allowingthe sook'eted plete 17 to pass bythe shouldered ends and engage the same for locking the .pillowholder in a manner that will be readily understood.

"l-o the innerfsce of the front wall 4, in suit 'ablegnides therein, issecured a sliding plete 18,connected-at its upper end with n spiral spring 19, which rests within argroove in the upper' face of the casin'g plate or wall 4 and -is secured at its inner end to a pin' or otherv `suitable support in such manner 'as to hold seid pla-te up, with the dotthereiniindiclted at 20) in alinement with the slot 8 inthe front wall of the casing-plate 4. The slide 1S moves in suitable ways or guides (indicated at 21) and is operated by means ot' a tongue or lever 22, passing out through a vertical slot 23 in the lfront wall ol the casing in such manner as to enablethc operator by pressing down upon said tongue or lever to depress the slide for a purpose which `will appear. immediately above the slot 20 in the slide is secured a disk 2.4,which pro 'eets between the lever-arms and 10, and the'sliderests in itsnormal position above a coin passed between said arms through the slot S. It willlbe seen that the slide 18 rests in close proximity to the outer face of the levers i) and in such manner as to eifcctnaliy prevent `the escape of the coin' from between the lower expanded ends of said levers, except as the slide, with its disk or button 24, is forced downward by the operator, in which case the' disk or but- ,ton serves to force the coin downward between the expanded ends of the leverarms,

spiral spring 2G, attached at its lower end to the rear wall-plate and resting in the groove therein. YThe tension of the spring is such as to immediately causcthe lid or cover to yily open when the said levers arecompressed Y by the action-of the coin in forcing apart the lower ends thereof.

By thc construction described it will be seen that the holder is divided intotwo compartments, the larger one (indicated at 27) inclosing the pillow and thc-shallow forward one (indicated at 2L inclosing the mechanism `for locking and releasing the lid or cover, as explained.

29 indicates the pillow inclosed within the compartment 27, and which is made, preferably, in the form of an inflatable rubber 0r rubber fabric pillow provided with the usual valves through which it can be inliated and which serve to ret-ain or prevent the escape of the air once forcedl into the pillow. This form of pillowis preferred, as it takes up loss space than any other form and can be'ieadily inflated when required for usc'in-any usual or suitable manner.

30 indicates an uprightl rod secured within the piHow-compartment in suitable guides 31, which may bein the form of eye-screws, which permit the rod 30ste move upward and downward in the compartment. It isy provided at its' lower end with a projecting arm or apron 32, upon which the pillow rests when in place in the pillow compartmentl or holder', and which servos to press the apron 32 down againsi-the lowenwalli ol thepillow-holder.

The lid or cover v The rod 30 is provided with a snitablespiral or other form of spring, which when the apron and used in connection with the in fiatable pil 'low can be made to occupy very little space. It may be made of any suitable material,

either metal orwood, and may bejmade ornamental or plain, according tothe fancy of the manufacturer or the corporation or railroad desiring to use the same. i

Under the arrangement descrlbed it will be seen that it will lbe practically impossible to open the pillowholder except upon the drop ping of a coin in the coin-slot for enabling the operator by the action of said coin and the button upon' the slide Lacting thereby to separate the lever-arms 9 and 10 at' their lower ends and bring their heel-extension latch ends together for releasing the cover. The movement 'of the slide is insufficient for causing the disk or button 24 to act upon the levers, and said button canonly act upon the levers when a coin is interposed between 1t and the expanded lower ends of the levers.

The holder mayof course be enlargedand made to accommodate pillows of a different construction from that referred to; but the form opposing walls ofa chute for receiving a coin for actuating said levers, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a pillow-holder having a hinged lid orcover, of yielding latc11' -1evers for engaging said cover, said levers being extended beyond their'pivots to receive between them a coin for actuating them to rele-asc the cover, and a slide for moving the coin from between said levers and thereby actuating them to release the lid, substantially as described.

In a pillow-holder provided with ahiu ged lid, a pillow-compartment and ascparate compartment for the coin-actuated mechanism, the combination therewith of upright levers for engaging said lid, said levers being pivoted intermediate their ends and separated below their pivots to form opposing walls of a coinchute,`and at their lower ends provided with 'an inward projection adapted hold IOO - constrnctioirshown.and described is preferred l 'the coin, and means for forcing tliecoin past l I a coin-chiite, andaslide provided Withapi'ik said projection, siibstantiaaillyV as described.

4. The combination with a pillow 'holder havingsl hinged lid or cover, of spring-actu; ated', ,parallel levers pivoted intermediate tleir ends and adapted to engage 'said lid for locking it in its closed position, said -levers forming opposing walls of the. conchute and provided with inturne'd projections for holding the coin, and a Vslide provided with a coins'lot and carrying a projection extending'within said chute above -thecoin slor, substan- 5. The combination with a. pil-lovv :hol-der, oi a hinged lid or cover, parallel u pri ghtlatchlevers for locking said cover in its closed po for locking-said. cover in` its closed position,v extensions of said levers beyondvtheir pivi otal pointsadapted to forni 'opposing'ivalls'of4 l jection moving within said chutefoi' engaging. the coi'i'i and causing it to. operate said levers, substantially as described.4

7. The' pillow-holder vcomprising set-'holdercompartment,l a hinged lid or cover therefor, and 'a separate compartment for the coin-ae.

-tuated mechanism', the combinationthere with of upright levers forming opposing walls of the coin-chute and adapted at their lower ends to engage and hold a-coin, a holder-cas- I. ing provided with a coin-slot, a slide adjustable longit coin -slot in iidually l*of* the chiite having a' alineinent with thev casing slot,

and; 'opening intothe coin-chute and provided vabove said slot with a projection extending n Within the Acoinchiite,`substantiallyP as and for the purpose described.

' In. testimony whereof .Ihavesigned this 'spe'eieationin thcpresence of two subseribing'witiiesses. y v JOHN P. MORRIS.

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